Posted by Toni Peters | Dec 7, 2011 | zSports
Colombian athlete Catherine Ibarguen Mena was chosen as Sportsperson of the Year by newspaper El Espectador. She was chosen for her sporting achievements, with a bronze medal in the long jump (6.63 meters) and a gold medal in...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he confident an agreement can be reached between trade unionists, the business community, and the government on the increase on the legal minimum wage for 2012. Santos said that an...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 7, 2011 | Economy
Colombia’s Prosecuter General’s Office is to question 22 people about alleged irregularities in the awarding of $116 million in subsidies to flower growers, reported newspaper El Espectador. The 22 suspects must now...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 7, 2011 | Economy
Spanish bank Santander has announced the sale of its Colombian subsidiaries to the Chilean group CorpBanca for $1.23 billion. Grupo Santander says it’s aiming to “strengthen its balance sheet” with the sale...
Read MorePosted by Toni Peters | Dec 7, 2011 | Culture
A renowned Colombian composer Wilson Choperena died Tuesday in a Bogota hospital at the age of 87. Choperena wrote over 70 Bolero and Cumbia songs, includig the classic Cumbia number “La Pollera Colora.” Cumbia is...
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